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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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