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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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