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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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