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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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