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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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