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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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