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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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