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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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