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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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