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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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