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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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