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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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