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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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