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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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