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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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