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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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