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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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