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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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