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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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