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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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