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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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