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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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