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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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