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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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