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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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