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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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