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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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