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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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