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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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