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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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