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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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