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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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