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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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