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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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