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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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