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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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