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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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