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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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