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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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