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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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