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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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