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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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