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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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