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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 massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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