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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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