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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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