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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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