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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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