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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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 massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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