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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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