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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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