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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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