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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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