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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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