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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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