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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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