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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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