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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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