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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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