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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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