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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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