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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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