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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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