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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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