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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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