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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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