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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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