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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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