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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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