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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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