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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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