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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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