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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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