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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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