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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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