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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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