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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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