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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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