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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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