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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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