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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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