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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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