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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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