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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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