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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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