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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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