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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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