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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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