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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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