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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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