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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing 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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