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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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