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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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