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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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