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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses 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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