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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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