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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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