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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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