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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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