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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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