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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches 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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