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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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