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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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