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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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