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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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