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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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