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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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