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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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