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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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