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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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