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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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