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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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