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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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