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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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