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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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