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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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