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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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