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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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