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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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