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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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