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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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