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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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