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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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