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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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