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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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