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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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