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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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