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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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