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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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