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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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