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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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