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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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