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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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