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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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