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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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