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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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