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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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