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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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