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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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