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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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