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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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