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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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