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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all over 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors 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 MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the 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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