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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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