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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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