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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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