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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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