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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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