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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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