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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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