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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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