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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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