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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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