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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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