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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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