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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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