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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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