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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major 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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