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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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