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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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