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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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