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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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