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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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