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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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