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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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