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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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