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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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