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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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