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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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