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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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