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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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