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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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