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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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