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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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