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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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