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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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