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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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