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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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