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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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