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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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