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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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