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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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