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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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