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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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