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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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