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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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