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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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