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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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