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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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