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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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