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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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