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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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