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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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