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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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