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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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