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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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