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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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