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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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