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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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