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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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