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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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