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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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