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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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