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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 many issues that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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