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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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