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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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