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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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