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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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