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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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