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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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