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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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