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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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