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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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