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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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