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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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