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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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