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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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