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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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