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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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