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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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