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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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