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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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