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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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