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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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