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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important 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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