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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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