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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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