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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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