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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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