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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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