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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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