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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the 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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