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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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