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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 (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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