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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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