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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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