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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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