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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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