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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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