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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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