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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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