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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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