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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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