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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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