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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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