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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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