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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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