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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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