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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants 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. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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