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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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