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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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