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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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