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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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