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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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