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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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