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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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