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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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