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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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