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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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