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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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