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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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