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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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