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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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