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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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