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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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