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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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