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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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