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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take 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. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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