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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly 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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