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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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