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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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