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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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