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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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