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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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