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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting 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 intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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