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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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