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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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