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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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