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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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