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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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