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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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