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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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