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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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