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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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