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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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