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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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