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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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