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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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