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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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