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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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