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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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