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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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