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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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