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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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