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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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