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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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