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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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