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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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