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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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