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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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