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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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