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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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