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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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