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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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