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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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