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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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