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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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