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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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