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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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