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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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