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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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