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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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