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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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