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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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