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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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