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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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