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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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