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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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