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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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