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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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