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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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