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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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