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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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