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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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