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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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