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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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