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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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