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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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