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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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