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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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