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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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