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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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