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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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