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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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