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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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