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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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