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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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