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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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