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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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