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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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