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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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