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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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