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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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