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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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