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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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