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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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