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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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