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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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