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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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