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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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