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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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