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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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