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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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