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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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