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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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