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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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