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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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