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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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