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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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