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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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