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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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