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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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