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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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