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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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