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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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