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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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