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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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