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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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