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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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