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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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