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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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