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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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