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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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