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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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