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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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