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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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