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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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