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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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