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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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