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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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