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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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