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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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