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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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