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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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