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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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