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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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