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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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