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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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