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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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