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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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