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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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