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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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