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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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