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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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