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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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