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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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