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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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