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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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