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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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