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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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