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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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