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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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