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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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