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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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