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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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