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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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