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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key 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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