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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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