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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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