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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes 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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