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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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