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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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