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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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