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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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