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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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 numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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