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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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