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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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