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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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