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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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