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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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