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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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