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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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