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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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