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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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