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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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