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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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