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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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