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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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