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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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