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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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