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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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