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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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