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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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