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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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