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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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