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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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