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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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