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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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