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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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