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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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