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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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