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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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