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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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