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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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