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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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