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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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