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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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