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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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