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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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