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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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