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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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