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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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