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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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