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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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