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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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