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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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