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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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