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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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