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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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