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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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