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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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