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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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