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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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