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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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