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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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