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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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