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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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