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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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