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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major 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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