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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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