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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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