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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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