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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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