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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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