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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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