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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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