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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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