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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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