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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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