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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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