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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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