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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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