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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the 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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