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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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