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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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