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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. 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 several subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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