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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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