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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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