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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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