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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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