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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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