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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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