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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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