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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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