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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important 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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