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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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