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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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