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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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