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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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