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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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