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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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