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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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