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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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