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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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