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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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