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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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