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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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