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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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