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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important 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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