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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. 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 usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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