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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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