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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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